Are We Poisoning Our Pets?
August 10, 2018
When we consider how wolves/dogs were raised in the 'pre-pet-food' era and compare that to our modern methods, the effects on puppy growth have been traumatic. The degree to which modern dogs experience ill health reflects the degree to which they are subjected to biologically inappropriate methods of feeding and exercising.
Tony B (who sent this), "Unfortunately, many vets, like many doctors, have a pretty good understanding of what is going on but don't say it too much as they are making fortunes from health destruction of pets mostly due to diet."
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Most of us are aware (although we choose not to think about it) that the primary source of "meat" in all pet foods, is derived from diseased, dead, or deformed animals. Anything not "fit" for human consumption is considered O.K. for "pet" consumption.
For example, the National Animal Control Association has estimated that animal shelters kill over 13 million household pets a year. Of this total, 30% are buried, 30% are cremated and the remaining 40%, about 5 million pets, are shipped to rendering factories to be recycled and used in pet food. This may make sense as a scientific "protein source", but emotionally I am disgusted to think of Dogs being used as "Dog Food"--all for the sake of economic raw material.
But what about the injections of sodium pentobarbital used to put pets to sleep you might ask? Or the cancerous tumors and other organs of diseased animals? No problem says the FDA, such residue would be too small to cause a problem.
Why then did the University of Nebraska researchers confirm the death of an 11-month-old girl from an adverse reaction to penicillin contained in dry cat food she had eaten? The Nebraska investigators noted in "The American Journal of Cardiology" that the penicillin level in the cat food was 600 times higher than USDA limit for human food.
I don't really have room here to get into the excessive levels of heavy-metal contaminants( i.e. cadmium, Mercury, etc.) commonly found in pet foods. Suffice to say that they are FAR higher than the maximum that would ever be allowed for humans! Is it any wonder that the incidence of epileptic seizures in dogs has risen to alarming numbers?...
So let's see.. we start with diseased meat, convert it to a form we can legally use, now what other "goodies" can we get that are cheap, cheap, cheap.
Livestock-grade grain is usually the main ingredient used. This is not because dogs and cats require large amounts of carbohydrates, but because grains are about as cheap a food as can be found. However, a still cheaper ingredient is the "waste" dust, floor sweepings, husks, the rejects from the screening process for flour, etc. Ideal for our favorite yummy pet food. But we can't call it scrap can we--nobody would buy it! So let's call it "middlings"--nobody will catch on then! (While we are at it lets call the ground up bones, fish heads and other good stuff like feet, feathers --"poultry meal, fish meal, etc."--that sound a lot better than scrap!)
No need to mention that livestock grade really means we don't have to concern ourselves with "allowable" levels of pesticide residue left in the grains.
What else can we get that is "waste", sounds good and of course is cheap, cheap, cheap. I know! Let's throw in some Brewers Yeast. Even many of the "upscale" brands have jumped on this bandwagon!
Are you beginning to get the idea yet? So far we have only talked about the main ingredients. What about all those other long names on the label? Most are added in minute quantities in an attempt to formulate the so-called "balanced" diet.
What these "balanced diets" choose to ignore is that not all breeds are the same! Take Phosphate balance as an example. Without enough phosphate, there is abnormal gland (parathyroid) function, bone metabolism, intestinal absorption, malnutrition, and kidney malfunction. Too much phosphate can cause kidney damage and may affect the absorption of other minerals, causing imbalances of nutritional elements. Combine this with the fact that toy breeds absorb more calories per pound of body weight than giant breeds and ask yourself--how do you know if you're getting enough, too much or just the right "balance" for your dog.
In natural foods (raw), God does the balancing for us and the body takes what it needs. When artificially added--who knows what is absorbed?
When it comes to choosing the "least worst" it's a case of "Let the buyer beware". The only ones Holistic Vets are recommending at this time are: Wysong; Precise; and Innova. There may be others available on a local basis but they may not have national distribution to make them readily available.
If you insist on retaining the "convenience" over health factor and want to keep using your dry food, at least add a digestive enzyme to give your pet a break on his already overtaxed system.
Adding some fresh vegetables and fruits would also help a lot. Even if these too have been subjected to pesticides, at least they are still raw and have more to contribute to nourishment than the highly processed contents in commercial pet foods!
HISTORICALLY
At the beginning of this century, pets were fed on "scraps" from our own food. Around the middle of this century, the fast food lifestyle started to make its appearance. As we approach the end of this century "scraps" have taken on a whole new meaning.
I would challenge every national breed club to do a simple survey of the average lifespan of their breed in 1900, 1950, and now! Has it decreased? Does this correlate with the food we are feeding to our animals? Have health problems in general increased?...
The ingestion of grain and other starchy foods contribute to most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases. Domestic pets should be getting their carbohydrate in a similar manner to their wild ancestors.
A full spectrum of minerals must be supplied in your pet's diet in correct balance and sufficient amounts if he is going to remain healthy into advanced old age. Bones are the storehouse of almost all the minerals your pet requires in perfect balance for optimal absorption.
CONCLUSION
The bulk of a puppy's diet should consist of raw meaty bones
All or most of the rest of their food should also be raw
Puppies should always be kept a little hungry
They should never grow at their maximum growth rate
They should be kept slim, lean and hard. Not roly-poly, fat, young puppies
All the food a modern pup eats is cooked...For the first time in its evolutionary history, we are asking our dogs to eat nothing but cooked food. This is biologically unacceptable and a very dramatic change. It is most often processed food, usually either canned or dry food. The cooking process destroys many of the life-enhancing factors found only in raw food. These include enzymes, many natural antioxidants and other anti-degeneration factors.
The modern puppy diet omits bones...
The omission of raw meaty bones from the diet of the modern dog is central to the formation of bone disease in pups. Because the modern pup does not eat bones it misses out on all the essential nutrients bones supply including its calcium in perfect balance and form, together with all the other minerals required for healthy bone formation in perfect balance and form.
The result is that the modern pup obtains its minerals in a totally inappropriate form. The modern pup also misses out on its eating exercise. This eating exercise is a vital component of the exercise regime designed to grow healthy disease free bones and joints.
Common sense tells us that our dog's ancestors have grown and reproduced using the raw diet without the benefit of special foods for several hundred thousand years. In other words, our dogs' ancestors have grown properly, survived and reproduced on the same basic foods, no matter what stage of life they were at. Think carefully. Which environment of diet do you want your dog in? The modern environment of biologically inappropriate dog food, excessive protein, excessive calories, fast growth rates, calcium supplements, excessive exercise and bone disease, or the time-honored way which produces healthy longevity, abundant reproduction and brilliant health.
Raw feeding is the practice of feeding domestic dogs, cats and other animals a diet primarily of uncooked meat, edible bones, and organs.
Supporters of raw feeding believe that the natural diet of raw meat, bones, and organs is superior nutritionally to highly processed commercial pet food. They mimic a similar diet for their domestic companion, as it is believed that a balanced raw diet has the benefits of giving the animal a healthier coat, cleaner teeth and breath, reduced stool volume and odor, and better overall health.
As raw diets can range from meticulously prepared and tested to diets composed of a variety of meats and butchers' scraps, the nutritional balance of a raw diet can vary greatly depending on the recipe.
However, supporters of raw feeding believe that not every meal needs to be "complete and balanced", and that nutritional balance can be achieved over time by feeding a wide variety of meats, fats, bones and organs from several sources, such as chicken, turkey, lamb, cattle, pigs, fish, rabbits, etc., and even wild game. The general belief among the supporters of raw diets is that pets have no more complex nutritional requirements than humans and that a variety of ingredients over time will provide the pets with a sufficiently balanced diet.
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Linda said (August 10, 2018):
Some important things were left out.
Cancer and disease in animals is caused by a bacterium (mycoplasma).
Bacteria thrive in an acidic environment and are triggered to activate by trauma or extreme stress.
Grains and meats are very acidic. (Minerals determine your PH and mammals must maintain an alkaline PH.)
Only source of alkaline minerals are in fruits and vegetables.
I recommend giving pets diatomaceous earth (silica dioxide). Silica helps the body absorb minerals and builds bones.
PS The same organism causes cancer and disease in humans.
Mycoplasma do have a purpose. It breaks down the body and is referred to as "decomposing". When it is activated in a live mammal it is referred to as "disease or cancer."